Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
यथाकथंचित्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्प्राणत्यागं करोति यः । तस्यात्मघातदोषो न प्राप्नुयादीप्सितान्यपि
yathākathaṃcittīrthe'sminprāṇatyāgaṃ karoti yaḥ | tasyātmaghātadoṣo na prāpnuyādīpsitānyapi
Quiconque, d’une manière ou d’une autre, quitte la vie en ce tīrtha n’encourt pas la faute du suicide ; bien au contraire, il obtient même les buts désirés.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Prayāga
Type: sangam
Listener: Dvija (brāhmaṇa)
Scene: A serene riverbank at dusk; an aged pilgrim relinquishes breath in a composed posture near the confluence while priests chant; a protective divine aura dispels the dark ‘sin’ imagery, replaced by upward light.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is portrayed as transformative, overriding ordinary karmic stigma and granting spiritual attainment.
The immediately discussed tīrtha in this passage—contextually, Prayāga.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse asserts a doctrinal claim about karmic outcome connected with dying at the tīrtha.